![]() ![]() And both point to a God who is himself creative and who made us to worship him creatively. We see the character of God both in his creation of the world and in how he directs us through his word. With such an anchoring in the objective, true reality, we have both the strength and the freedom to pursue knowledge and art. ![]() Christ is Lord over everything, giving us context and boldness for our own acts of artistic creation. The doctrines of the creation, the redemption, and the future resurrection provide a framework that permeates all aspects of reality. The Bible's portrayal of reality is not limited to matters of the soul. ![]() So why is the Evangelical church marked by both an aesthetic barrenness and an attitude of fear and avoidance towards the arts? Is our church's understanding of the arts actually rooted in a proper understanding of the Bible? Francis Schaeffer's seminal work, Art and the Bible, provided a much needed clarity when it was first published in 1973 and continues to offer a reorienting view of a proper doctrine of creativity. The writings of Dante, the music of Bach, the paintings of Rembrandt, and the songwriting of Bono are small sampling of this heritage. The Christian faith has enjoyed a historically rich relationship with the arts. ![]()
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